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Council Member Salaam introduces proposed legislation on NYPD surveillance technology oversight
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Council Member Yusef Salaam, chair of the Committee on Public Safety, introduces three proposed introductions aimed at increasing transparency and oversight of NYPD's surveillance technologies. He provides context about the POST Act and explains the key points of each proposed introduction, emphasizing their importance in protecting civil liberties.
- Proposed Introduction 168-A strengthens DOI's capacity to audit NYPD's Impact and Use Policies (IUPs)
- Proposed Introduction 480-A clarifies language in the POST Act to ensure increased transparency in IUPs
- Proposed Introduction 233-A requires NYPD to publish a policy on facial recognition technology use and conduct annual audits
Yusef Salaam
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Good morning.
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I'm council member Youssef Salaam, chair of the committee of public safety.
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And I'm joined by council members.
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De La Rosa?
Amanda Farías
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Aye.
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No
Yusef Salaam
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no no.
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Council members De La Rosa?
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Council member?
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Council member Hose?
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Stevens.
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Ayala.
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Farias.
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Holden.
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Holden.
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Areola.
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Areola and Marte.
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We
William Martin
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got you man.
Yusef Salaam
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Today the committee will be voting on proposed introduction numbers one sixty eight a sponsored by majority leader Farias, proposed introduction number two three three a sponsored by council member Hudson, and proposed introduction number four eight zero a sponsored by council member Juan.
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In 2020 the council enacted the public oversight of surveillance technology act more commonly known as the post act.
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The Post Act aimed to improve transparency regarding the NYPD NYPD's acquisition and use of surveillance technologies.
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By requiring the public, I'm sorry, by requiring the publishing of surveillance impact and use policies or IUPs for each surveillance technology used by the department.
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For each IUP the NYPD documents the capabilities of the surveillance technology, the rules for access and use of such surveillance and policies related to the retention access and use of data collection by such technologies.
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Further, the post act tasked the Department of Investigation DOI with conducting annual audits of the NYPD's IUPs.
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Proposed introduction number one sixty eight a sponsored by majority leader Farias which strengthened the DOI's capacity to conduct audits of the NYPD published IUPs by requiring the NYPD to provide DOI with semi annual updates on all new, on all newly acquired or discontinued surveillance technologies and updates to any data access and retention policies established in recent executed contracts for surveillance technologies.
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Proposed introduction number four eighty a sponsored by council member one would clarify language in the post act to ensure increased transparencies in IUPs published by the NYPD ensuring that IUPs are published for each distinct surveillance technology and by the department and that IUPs fully identify each entity that receives data gathering from such technology and that IUPs report on specific safeguards to prevent unauthorized dissemination of of surveillance data, and that such IUPs disclose evaluation of potential disparate impacts on protected groups arising from the NYPD's use of such technologies.
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Additionally, the NYPD would be required to develop policies regarding the circumstances under which data collected by surveillance technologies may be shared with external entities and develop an internal tracking system to monitor access to data granted to such entities.
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Proposed introduction number two three three a sponsored by council member Hudson would require the NYPD to publish a written policy that establishes procedures and regulations for its use of facial recognition technologies.
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It will require the NYPD to conduct annual audits of the department's use of facial recognition technology, share the findings of such audits with the OIG NYPD, and post such findings on the department's website.
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I urge my colleagues to support these bills that aim to increase transparency and oversight of the NYPD and protect the civil liberties of all New Yorkers.